OpenLM for Engineering Licensing vs. TrackMySubs

OpenLM can simplify the reporting of complex licenses with multiple toolboxes or products on one server. It covers most of our license server types, but not all. The academic version is reasonably priced (e.g. for educational institutions) giving 90% of the features, however setting it up on-premise was more complex than our original pilot would suggest. We couldn't do without it now.

It is well suited to a tiny business that is trying to carefully be aware of when cash flow is going out or small business to be able to check the subscriptions they have all at once to see if they can combine/cancel/negotiate any of them to free up cashflow. It's also very suited to home use for this reason. It's less suited to a bigger business where the decisions are made across the company/lots of users.

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• Peak concurrent license use for any period of time, often less than expected, saves unnecessary over purchase.
• Denials of license, can quickly see where a license is not working, say, after an upgrade.
• Comparison of license utilisation (% when near the limit).
• Quick check of expiring licenses.

• Gives customizable reminders by email at the times that suit you - And can be more than one.
• Can track how much you save on certain subscriptions (i.e. the ones you have a discount on etc).
• Can track lifetime deals to find the services you use easily.
• Use the Go and Explore features to access the websites easily (or find new helpful subscriptions!).

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• You can share a link to a dynamic report (e.g. the last 365 days). The URL is very long but it can be used with a 3rd party short URL utility and shared with users.
• Upgrading to the latest version took a long time to troubleshoot, which left a short gap in the saved data.

• Can be slightly complex to set up if you don't know all the details you need/which option to use.
• Somewhat unintuitive GUI.
• Be able to add more details immediately when you set up the new addition, rather than needing to wait until it's added.

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X-Formation, OpenIT, JTB, Sassafras either more expensive for the particular task of managing and monitoring concurrent licenses, or they had a different set of features (such as Sassafras K2/Keyserver also for remote access)

• The academic version has paid for itself handsomely, including our setup costs. The ongoing strategic information saves costs.

• It's meant I don't have fee's for not having enough money in the acct.
• I've been able to cancel subscriptions that I don't use.
• I can track lifetime deals so that I can make use of the ones that I have rather than purchasing something else.

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Independently Invited by TrustRadius

A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info